Planning application
20B Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 x acer pseudoplatanus of approx 20m - lateral tip reduce canopy over garden of 20B by no more than 2.0m
As published by the council, reference 26/0278/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0278/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision
- Granted As published: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH11 1NB
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/06164/TCO Granted
20B Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NB
Silver Birch - removal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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29 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 14 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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